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After Sphinx, a winged monster in Greek mythology who had a woman's head and a lion's body. It killed anyone who was not able to answer its riddle. From
Greek sphinx (literally, strangler), from sphingein (to bind tight), also the source of the word sphincter.]
The definition is rather limited. The word and female head may be from Greek, sphinxes come from older days and with a variety of heads: sphinxes

Riddle: "Who took the Sphinx of Gizeh's nose off?".

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Last edited by BranShea; 05/01/2008 12:10 PM.